ELLWOOD CITY HIGH SCHOOL records

SECTION CHAMPIONSHIPS

1946, 1952, 1956, 1957,  1958,

1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968,

1969, 1970, 1971, 1978, 1994,

1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000,

2001, 2002, 2012

WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

1962, 1968, 2001, 2003, 2012

PIAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

2003

YEAR....OVERALL....SECTION

1945..............5-5............5-5

1946..............7-2.............7-1

1947..............6-6.............2-6

1948.............6-6.............2-6

1949..............6-5.............4-5

1950..............6-5............5-5

1951...............7-5.............4-4

1952...............10-2............7-1

1953...............4-3............3-3

1954..............3-5............3-3

1955..............8-4.............6-2

1956.............13-3............6-2

1957..............11-3.............7-1

1958............9-4............5-3

1959...........13-6............2-4

1960............10-5.............1-5

1961.............15-5............6-4

1962............23-2............7-1

1963............14-8............6-4

1964............17-4.............8-2

1965..............20-2............9-1

1966..............19-5.............11-1

1967..............14-6............8-4

1968.............27-2..........11-0

1969.............25-4.........14-0

1970.............24-7...........9-3

1971..............30-7..........9-3

1972.............12-6..........6-6

1973.............10-8.........6-6

1974............10-8..........6-8

1975..............15-8..........7-6

1976..............9-16..........5-7

1977..............7-12...........6-8

1978.............16-13........10-4

1979.............16-7...........7-5

1980............9-8............5-6

1981............15-10..........5-7

1982............11-6...........7-3

1983...........5-15...........3-11

1984..........6-10..........4-10

1985..........6-13...........3-12

1986.........9-11..............6-11

1987........12-9.............10-6

1988........10-8.............4-7

1989.........8-9..............4-8

1990.........6-13.............4-11

1991..........8-10.............6-6

1992.........5-11..............4-11

1993.........3-12.............2-12

1994.........11-9..............7-5

1995.........16-6...........10-2

1996.........13-6...........10-2

1997.........14-6...........11-4

1998.........14-6..........10-5

1999.........9-12...........6-4

2000.........19-6.........10-2

2001.......,.19-5............11-1

2002.........12-5..........10-2

2003.........21-6..........10-2

2004.........7-12...........5-5

2005.........11-9............6-8

2006.........2-18..........0-14

2007.........10-9...........6-6

2008.........5-14...........4-8

2009.........8-12............5-7

2010.........13-8............8-4

2011...........15-5........10-4

2012...........21-3.......12-2

2013............5-15.......4-10

2014.............9-11........5-9

2015............6-13........5-7

2016.............5-15......3-9

2017............14-11.......7-5

2018............4-11.........4-8

2019............8-10.......6-6

2020.....Season cancelled

2021..........10-12............7-3

2022............8-11............6-4

2023............6-13............3-9

2024..........10-8.............5-7

ELLWOOD CITY WOLVERINES

  HEAD COACHES

1945..........Howard Gills

1946.........Howard Gills

1947..........Howard Gills

1948.........Howard Gills

1949..........Howard Gills

1950..........Howard Gills

1951...........Howard Gills

1952..........Howard Gills

1953..........Huron Smith

1954..........Bill Spellman

1955..........Bill Spellman

1956..........Bill Spellman

1957..........Bill Spellman

1958..........Bill Spellman

1959...........Bill Spellman

1960..........Bill Spellman

1961...........Bill Spellman

1962..........Bill Spellman

1963..........Bill Spellman

1964..........Bill Spellman

1965...........Bill Spellman

1966..........Bill Spellman

1967...........Bill Spellman

1968...........Bill Spellman

1969...........Bill Spellman

1970...........Bill Spellman

1971............Bill Spellman

1972............Bill Smeltz

1973............Bill Smeltz

1974............Bill Smeltz

1975............Ray Foley   

1976............Ray Foley

1977............Ray Foley

1978............Vic Sharek

1979............Bill Spellman

1980...........Jeff Meehan

1981.............Jeff Meehan

1982............Jeff Meehan

1983.............Jeff Meehan

1984.............Jeff Meehan

1985.............Jeff Meehan

1986.............John Perry

1987.............John Perry

1988.............John Perry

1989.............John Perry

1990.............Pete Sheeler

1991..............Pete Sheeler

1992.............Pete Sheeler

1993.............Pete Sheeler

1994............Jeff Fotia

1995.............Jeff Fotia

1996.............Jeff Fotia

1997.............Jeff Fotia

1998.............Jeff Fotia

1999..............Jeff Fotia

2000............Jeff Fotia

2001..............Jeff Fotia

2002.............Jeff  Fotia

2003.............Jeff Fotia

2004.............Jeff Fotia

2005..............Jeff Fotia

2006..............Erik Montozzi

2007..............Erik Montozzi

2008..............Erik Montozzi

2009.............Erik Montozzi 

2010...............Jeff Fotia

2011.................Jeff Fotia

2012................Jeff Fotia

2013.................Jeff Fotia

2014.................Jeff Fotia

2015.................Jeff Fotia

2016.................Jeff Fotia

2017.................Jeff Fotia

2018.................Jeff Fotia

2019..................Jeff Fotia

2020................Jeff Fotia

2021.............Chris Weisz

2022.............Chris Weisz

2023.............Chris Weisz

1945

ELLWOOD CITY HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL BEGINS-FIRST HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM IN LAWRENCE COUNTY TO JOIN WPIAL

High school varsity  baseball begins at Lincoln High School. Ellwood City becomes the first high school in Lawrence County to join a section in the WPIAL. Ellwood City competed in a section which included Aliquippa, Beaver, Beaver Falls, Ambridge and New Brighton. Ellwood City compiled a 5-5 record in the section with Aliquippa winning the Section 4 crown. Aliquippa went on to win the WPIAL title. 

ELLWOOD CITY DOWNS NEW BRIGHTON, 7-0, IN INAUGURAL HIGH SCHOOL GAME

Ellwood City downed New Brighton, 7-0, at New Brighton in the first game ever played by a Lincoln High School baseball team. Joe Ford and Chuck Milnes combined on a three-hitter. Ford was the winning pitcher for Ellwood City. 

Record

5-5

Batting

Average

Al Miller..... .441

Chuck Milnes..... .393

Home Runs

None

Triples

Al Miller.....1

Chuck Milnes.....1

Doubles

Al Miller.....2

Jack Desport.....2

Runs Batted In

Chuck Milnes.....7

Al Miller.....6

Jack Hangst.....4

Will Fleeson.....4

Pitching

Joe Ford.....2-2

Bill McClintick.....1-1

1946

ELLWOOD CITY DEFEATS SHARON, 4-3, TO WIN FIRST SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP-DESPORT'S DOUBLE DRIVES IN WINNING RUN IN NINTH INNING

Ellwood City edged Sharon, 4-3, in nine innings to win the first baseball Section Championship in school history at Sharon. Jack Desport doubled in Eugene Bilo with the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning for Ellwood City. Ellwood City, under Head Coach Howard Gills, won the section title with a 7-1 record. Both teams entered the final game with a 6-1 record. After two scoreless innings, Sharon scored a run in the bottom of the third inning. Price singled  and scored on two errors to  give Sharon  a 1-0 lead. After two more scoreless innings, Ellwood City rallied for three runs to take the lead. Desport was hit by a pitch and Ben Calderone drew a base on balls. After an out, Chuck Milnes walked to load the bases. A ground out sent Desport home to knot the score at 1-1.  Joe Ford followed with a single scoring Calderone and Milnes to raise the Ellwood City lead to 3-1. Sharon scored a run in the bottom of the sixth inning. Andy Butchko tripled and scored on Sankey's sacrifice fly to cut the deficit to 3-2. Sharon was down to their last out in the bottom of the seventh inning, but rallied to tie the game. Anderson singled and Listiak followed with a single. S. Garay reached on an error scoring Anderson to tie the game at 3-3 to force extra innings. In the top of the ninth inning, Ellwood City scored the game-winning run. With one out, Eugene Bilo singled and stole second base and third base. Desport followed with a double down the left field line scoring Bilo to give Ellwood City a 4-3 lead. Sharon got two runners aboard in the bottom of the ninth inning but a ground out and pop put ended the game. Winning pitcher Ford scattered nine hits and allowed one earned  run in nine innings. Ford also led Ellwood City at the plate with two singles and two RBI. Desport added a double. Butchko led Sharon with a triple and single.  

ALIQUIPPA RALLIES IN SEVENTH INNING TO DEFEAT ELLWOOD CITY, 6-5, IN WPIAL PLAYOFF OPENER BEFORE OVER 2,000 FANS-DESPORT RAPS HOMER, TWO SINGLES  FOR ELLWOOD CITY

Aliquippa rallied for two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat Ellwood City, 6-5, in the WPIAL playoffs at Ewing Park Field. The game originally scheduled for Beaver was rescheduled at Ewing Park Field with Aliquippa being the home team. A crowd of more than 2,000 witnessed the game. Jack Desport led the game off with a home run to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Aliquippa rallied for  two runs in the bottom of the second inning. Iannini singled and was sacrificed to second base. Jim Zugay reached on a fielder's choice and moved to second base on the play. Karas squeezed home Iannini  to the the game at 1-1. Zugay hustled around on the throw to first base to score to give Aliquippa at 2-1 lead. Ellwood City retook the lead with two runs in the top of the third inning. Desport walked and stole second base to lead off the inning. With two outs, Chuck Milnes drew a base on balls. Joe Dougherty smacked a single to right field scoring Desport to tie the score at 2-2.  Joe Ford reached on an error scoring Milnes to give Ellwood City a 3-2 lead. Ellwood City added to their lead in the top of the fourth inning. Al Miller singled and stole second base. Dougherty followed with a single scoring Miller to increase Ellwood City's lead to 4-2. Aliquippa knotted the score in the bottom of the frame. With one out, Kosanovich singled and Dercode and Nelsh drew base on balls to load the bases. Iannini followed with a single scoring Kosonavich and Dercode to tie the score at 4-4. After an intentional walk loaded the bases, Ellwood City turned a pitcher-to-catcher-to first base 1-2-3 double play to end the inning. Ellwood City took the lead again in the top of the sixth inning. With one out, Desport singled and went to third base on Ben Calderone's single. A wild pitch scored Desport to put Ellwood City ahead, 5-4. With two runners in scoring position, two infield pop ups ended the inning. But Aliquippa rallied in the bottom of the seventh inning for two runs to win the game. Dercole led off with the inning a double.  Welsh bunted safely for a single to lace runners at first and third base. Welsh stole second base to place both runners in scoring position. A ground out followed with both runners holding their base. Iannini reached base on an error scoring Dercole to tie the score at 5-5. Cable laid down a bunt scoring Nelsh with the winning run to give Aliquippa the 6-5 victory. Nelsh led Aliquippa with a triple and single and two walks and Dercole added a double. Desport led Ellwood City with a home run, two singles and a walk. Sugay was the winning pitcher in relief for Aliquippa. He retired six batters in order in relief. Aliquippa, three outs from defeat, went on to win the WPIAL title.

Record

7-2

Batting

Average

Joe Dougherty..... .379

Jack Desport.....324

Ben Calderone..... .323

Eugene Bilo..... .310

Chuck Milnes..... .292

Al Miller..... .286

Home Runs

Al Miller.....2

Jack Desport.....1

Chuck Milnes.....1

Triples

Joe Dougherty.....3

Ben Calderone.....1

Eugene Bilo.....1

Al Miller.....1

Doubles

Jack Desport.....2

Ben Calderone.....2

Eugene Bilo.....2

Chuck Milnes.....2

Runs Batted In

Joe Dougherty.....9

Chuck Milnes.....8

Joe Ford.....7

Eugene Bilo.....6

Bob Mohrbacher.....6

Pitching

Joe Ford.....6-1

1947

ELLWOOD CITY LOGS 6-6 RECORD

Ellwood City compiled an overall record of 6-6 record for the season. Ellwood City went 4-0 in exhibition play. The Wolverines recorded a 2-6 section record with Sharon winning the Section 7 title. Ellwood City lost to Sharon 11-7 and 5-0. 

Record

6-6

Batting

Hits

Al Miller.....10

Ben Calderone.....5

Glenn Graham.....5

Triples

Ben Calderone.....2

Glenn Graham.....1

John Thomas.....1

Chuck Milnes.....1

Harry Miller.....1

Doubles

Al Miller.....2

Pitching

Harry Aiken.....3-2

Harry Miller.....3-3

1948

ELLWOOD CITY COMPLETES 6-6 SEASON

Ellwood City logged an overall record of 6-6 for the season. Ellwood City went 4-0 in exhibition play. The Wolverines were 2-6 in section play with Sharon winning the Section 7 crown. Ellwood City lost to Sharon, 4-1 and 8-5.

Record

6-6

Batting

Average

Harry Miller..... .300

Henry Leymarie..... .276

Don McHattie..... .256

Home Runs

Harry Miller.....1

Triples

Joe Giovannini.....1

Eugene Bilo.....1

Harry Miller.....1

Doubles

Joe Giovannini.....2

Pitching

Harry Miller.....4-4

Rich Lepovsky.....1-1

Nick Popescu.....1-1

1949

ELLWOOD CITY LOGS 6-5 RECORD

Ellwood City compiled a 6-5 record overall for the season. Ellwood City went 2-0 in exhibition play. The Wolverines were 4-5 in section play with Ambridge capturing the Section 8 crown. Ellwood City lost to Ambridge, 7-0 and 5-3.

Record

6-5

Batting

Average

Harry Miller..... .343

Jerry Richards..... .333

Paul Marshall..... .272

Don McHattie..... .256

Home Runs

Jerry Richards.....1

Triples

None

Doubles

Don McHattie.....3

7 tied with 1

Pitching

Ron Martin.....3-1

Rich Lepovsky.....2-2

1950

ELLWOOD CITY REGISTERS 5-6 MARK

Ellwood City recorded a 5-6 mark overall for the season. Ellwood City went 1-0 in exhibition play. The Wolverines were 4-6 in section play as Farrell took the Section 8 crown. Ellwood City lost to Farrell, 5-4, and defeated Farrell, 6-3.

Record

5-6

1951

ELLWOOD CITY COMPILES 7-5 RECORD

Ellwood City completed an overall 7-5 mark for the season. Ellwood City were 3-1 in exhibition play. The Wolverines were 4-4 in section play with Farrell winning the Section 7 title. Ellwood City lost to Farrell, 6-0.

Record

7-5

Batting

Average

Joe Milnes..... .275

Beres..... .254

Dale Brown..... .250

Home Runs

Bill Kaldy.....1

Triples

None

Doubles

Bob Foley.....1

Dale Brown.....1

Joe Milnes.....1

Pitching

W-L

Bob Foley.....3-3

Dale Brown.....2-1

Strikeouts

Bob Foley.....48

Dale Brown.....23

1952

ELLWOOD CITY SHARES SECTION 7 TITLE-LOSES ONE-GAME PLAYOFF TO BEAVER FALLS-LOGS 7-2 MARK

Ellwood City registered a 7-2 record for the seasons. Ellwood City was 1-0 in exhibition play. The Wolverines, under Howard Gills, shared the  

 Section 7 regular season title with a 7-1 mark. Beaver Falls defeated Ellwood City in a one-game playoff to win the section crown.

BROWN FANS RECORD 20 BATTERS AS ELLWOOD CITY EDGES BEAVER FALLS IN 14 INNINGS, 3-2

Dale Brown struck out 20 batters as Ellwood City edged Beaver Falls, 3-2, in 14 innings at Ewing Park Field. Ellwood City scored the game winning run in the bottom of the 14th inning to snap a 2-2 tie score. Ron Doak singled, was sacrificed to second base, went to third base on a balk and scored on a passed ball to give Ellwood City  a 3-2 win. Winning pitcher Brown allowed three singles on the way to the record 20 strikeout performance. Losing pitcher Tom Kirkpatrick  surrendered three singles for Beaver Falls.

BEAVER FALLS DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY, 3-0, BEHIND KIRKPATRICK , JAMES TO WIN SECTION 7 TITLE PLAYOFF

 Beaver Falls defeated Ellwood City, 3-0, to win the Section 7 title playoff game at Beaver. The one-game playoff, played in a steady drizzle, was required after Ellwood City and Beaver Falls tied with 7-1 records during the regular season. Tom Kirkpatrick fired a two-hitter and Dick James doubled and singled to lead Beaver Falls. Neither team scored through the first three innings. Ellwood City threatened in the second inning on a double by Paul Petrak and a walk to Ron Kellner with two outs. But Kirkpatrick notched a strikeout to end the inning. In the fourth inning, Beaver Falls scored the first run of the game. With one out, Jim Nellas drew a walk and Bob Veon followed with a single. Joe Walton was walked to load the bases. Bert Milnes followed with a long sacrifice fly to right field to Nellas to give Beaver Falls a 1-0 lead. Beaver Falls added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. With two outs, Joe Walton walked and Milnes reached on an error. Walton went to third base on a passed ball and Milnes stole second base on the next pitch. Dick James followed with a single to score Walton and Milnes to give Beaver Falls the final 3-0 winning margin. Winning pitcher Kirkpatrick allowed two hits and fanned 10 batters. Dale Brown allowed four hits and struck out nine batters. James led Beaver Falls at the plate with a double, single and two RBI. Petrak doubled and Haines Fred Haines singled for Ellwood City.

Record

9-2

Batting

Home Runs

Bill Kaldy.....1

Triples

Ron Kellner.....1

Bill Kaldy.....1

Doubles

Al Hupko.....1

Buzz Beachem.....1

Paul Petrak.....1

Pitching

W-L

Dale Brown.....8-1

Don Costa.....1-1

Strikeouts

Dale Brown.....84

1953

ELLWOOD CITY REGISTERS 5-4 MARK

Ellwood City recorded a 5-4 mark overall. The Wolverines were 4-3 in section play with Aliquippa winning the Section 7 title. Ellwood City defeated Aliquippa, 13-2, and lost to Aliquippa, 2-1. 

Record

5-4

Batting

Hits

Pat Friello.....9

Don Costa.....9

Home Runs

Pat Friello.....2

Don Costa.....1

Triples

Ron Kellner.....1

Pat Friello.....1

Doubles

Don Costa.....2

Ron Follett.....1

Pitching

Dale Brown.....4-1

Don Costa.....1-1 

Strikeouts

Dale Brown.....36

1954

ELLWOOD CITY COMPILES 3-5 RECORD

Ellwood City recorded  a 3-5 overall mark for the season. The Wolverines finished with a 3-3 record in section play with Beaver Falls winning the Section 7 crown. Ellwood City defeated Beaver Falls, 2-0, and lost to Beaver Falls, 6-3. 

Record

3-5

Batting

Average

Sonny Gardner..... .526

Ron Follett..... .364

Don Costa..... .350

Ray Johnston..... .300

Dick Hazen..... .294

Home Runs

Ray Johnston.....1

Sonny Gardner.....1

Triples

Ray Johnston.....1

Fred Haines.....1

Doubles

Sonny Gardner.....1

Ron Follett.....1

Pitching

W-L

Don Costa.....3-3

1955

ELLWOOD CITY LOGS 9-4 MARK

Ellwood City compiled a 9-4 overall mark for the season. The Wolverines registered a 6-2 record in section play with Beaver Falls winning the Section 7 title. Beaver Falls defeated Ellwood City, 7-3, and Ellwood City defeated Beaver Falls, 11-3.

Record

9-4

Batting

Average

Bill Frazier..... .487

Don Costa..... .364

Dick Hazen..... .315

Dick Pertile..... .314

Sonny Gardner..... .286

Home Runs

Dick Pertile.....1

Amos Mazzant.....1

Triples

John Perry.....1 

Doubles

Dick Pertile.....3

Bill Frazier.....2

Sonny Gardner.....2

Don Costa.....2

Amos Mazzant.....2

Pitching

W-L

Joe Cioffi.....6-0

Stan Platek.....1-0

Sam Colmery.....1-0

Strikeouts

Joe Cioffi.....30

1956

ELLWOOD CITY WINS SECTION 7 CHAMPIONSHIP-LOGS 13-3 RECORD

Ellwood City won the Section 7 championship.  Ellwood City compiled a 7-1 exhibition mark. The Wolverines, under Head Coach Bill Spellman, won the section title with a 6-2  record and ended the year with a 13-3 overall record.

ELLWOOD CITY RALLIES FOR THREE RUNS IN FINAL AT-BAT TO EDGE BEAVER, 5-4, IN WPIAL PLAYOFF OPENER

Ellwood City rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to edge Beaver, 5-4, in the opening round of the WPIAL Playoffs at Beaver Falls. Ellwood City trailed 4-2 entering their final at-bat before the comeback. After three scoreless innings, Ellwood City opened the scoring in the bottom of the fourth inning. Ron Hughes walked and stole second base and Stan Platek followed with a walk. Fusco followed with a ground ball that was thrown away attempting to get Hughes at third base. Hughes scored on the error to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Bob Mallary reached on an error sending Platek to third base. Bill Frazier followed with a long sacrifice fly to up the lead to 2-0. Beaver rallied for five runs in the top of the fifth inning. Tony Taormina singled before Fred Bruce and Bill Lintz drew base on balls. An error scored Taomina to slice the deficit to 2-1. Farley followed with a single to put Beaver ahead 3-2. A passed ball scored Lintz to increase the Beaver lead to 4-2. Three outs from defeat, Ellwood City rallied for three runs to win the game. Joe Raman smacked an inside-the-park home run to narrow the deficit to 4-3. Frank Rocco singled and Hughes followed with a double scoring Rocco to tie the game at 4-4. An error followed on the play allowing Hughes to advance to third base. Platek followed with a single scoring Hughes to give Ellwood City the 5-4 victory. Raman picked up the win with three scoreless innings of relief. Platek led Ellwood City at the plate with a double and single. Dick Gaskell added two singles. Raman homered and Hughes added a double. Taormina led Beaver with two singles.

UNION DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY, 2-0, BEHIND ONE-HITTER BY HALL

Dave Hall fired a one-hitter as Union defeated Ellwood City, 2-0, in the second round of the WPIAL Playoffs at Wampum. After a scoreless first inning, Union opened a 1-0 lead in the second inning. Joe Busin doubled and moved to third base on a ground out.  An RBI-single by Richard Pagley scored Busin to give Union a 1-0 lead. In the sixth inning, Union increased their lead to 2-0 on a home run to left field by Ray McKay. Winning pitcher Hall allowed only one single and struck out eight batters. Ron Hughes surrendered five hits for Ellwood City. McKay paced Union with a home run. Ron Plano rapped a triple and Busin added a double. Frank Rocco singled for Ellwood City.

Record

13-3

Batting

Average

Frank Rocco..... .318

John Perry..... .295

Ron Fusco..... .294

Bill Frazier..... .289

Less than 26 minimum at-bats

Stan Platek... .412

Home Runs

Frank Rocco.....1

Bill Frazier.....1

Joe Raman.....1

Triples

John Perry.....2

Karl Florie.....1

Doubles

Ron Hughes.....5

John Perry.....4

Bill Frazier.....3

Joe Raman.....2

Runs Batted In

Bill Frazier.....8

Frank Rocco.....8

Ron Fusco.....7

Pitching

W-L

Stan Platek.....5-2

Joe Raman.....5-0

Ron Hughes.....3-1

Strikeouts

Stan Platek.....50

Ron Hughes.....35

Joe Raman.....29

1957

ELLWOOD CITY CAPTURES SECTION 6 TITLE-COMPILES 11-3 SEASON MARK

Ellwood City won the Section 6 championship and finished the season with an 11-3 mark overall. The Wolverines, under Head  Coach Bill Spellman, compiled a 7-1 record in section play.

BEAVER TRIMS ELLWOOD CITY, 6-0, IN WPIAL PLAYOFFS OPENING ROUND BEHIND CUMMINGS

 Beaver downed Ellwood City, 6-0, in the opening round of the WPIAL Playoffs at Ambridge. Pat Cummings fired a three-hitter to lead Beaver to the victory. The game was shortened to six innings due to rain. After a scoreless first inning, Beaver erupted for six runs in the top of the second inning. Cummings was hit by a pitch and Bob Garvin walked to lead off the inning. Bob Shaw followed with a double scoring Cummings to give Beaver a 1-0 lead. Jim Blose blooped a single scoring Garvin and Shaw to up the lead to 3-0. Ward singled and Catanese walked to load the bases. Casp singled in Blose and Ward to increase the lead to 5-0. Cummings singled scoring Catanese to raise the lead to 6-0. Neither team scored the rest of the way. Winning pitcher Cummings allowed three singles and fanned 11 batters for Beaver. Ron Hughes threw 5-2/3 innings of shutout relief  for Ellwood City. Ward tripled and singled to lead Beaver. Catanese added a double and single and Allen singled twice. Joe Raman, Ralph Pratt and Ron Mazzano singled for Ellwood City.

Record

11-4

Batting

Average

Ralph Pratt..... .457

Bob Blythe..... .333

Joe Raman..... .324

Ron Hughes..... .267

Ralph Ferrante..... .256

Dave Florie..... .256

Less than minimum 30 at-bats

Jim Hughes.... .375(3/8)

Bob Timmerman)..... .364(4/11)

Home Runs

None

Triples

Judd Leibendorfer.....2

Ralph Ferrante.....1

Ron Hughes.....1

Bob Timmerman.....1

Doubles

Ralph Pratt.....3

Ron Hughes.....2

Bob Blythe.....2

Judd Leibendorfer.....2

Runs Batted In

Joe Raman.....10

Ralph Pratt.....7

Ralph Ferrante.......7

Pitching

W-L

Joe Raman.....5-1

Ron Hughes.....3-1

Dave Smith.....2-1

Joe Navolio.....1-0

Earned Run Average

Ron Hughes.....0.54

Joe Raman.....1.58

Dave Smith.....2.71

Strikeouts

Joe Raman.....52

Ron Hughes.....50

1958

ELLWOOD CITY SHARES SECTION 6 TITLE-LOSES PLAYOFF GAME -REGISTERS 9-4 SEASON

Ellwood City compiled a 9-4 record for the season overall. The Wolverines, under Head Coach Bill Spellman, tied Beaver Falls and Aliquippa for the Section 6 regular season title with a 5-3 record. Aliquippa won the section crown playoff. 

BEAVER FALLS SLIPS BY ELLWOOD CITY, 2-1, IN SECTION 6 PLAYOFF DESPITE NAVOLIO ONE-HITTER

Beaver Falls scored two unearned runs to slip by Ellwood City, 2-1, in the Section 6 playoff game at Beaver Falls. Ellwood City's Jim Navolio allowed just one hit but four errors gave the victory to Beaver Falls. Ellwood City scored a run to take the  the lead in the top of the second inning. John Ungham doubled and Ray Fray smashed an RBI-single to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Beaver Falls tied the score in the In the bottom of the inning. Terry Timmons drew a base on balls. Navolio's pickoff throw easily trapped Timmons but the throw to second base was dropped for an error. Rich Neidbala reached on an error and Timmons scored from second base to tie the game at 1-1. Ellwood City got back-to-back singles by Ralph Ferrante and Dave Weingartner in the third inning with one out but but runners were stranded on base. Beaver Falls scored the winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning. Dick Barnes walked and reached second base when Tom House's sacrifice bunt was misplayed at first base. Dick Blackwood's bouncer was misplayed allowing Barnes to score to give Beaver Falls a 2-1 lead. Ellwood City failed to score in the seventh inning with the victory going to Beaver Falls. Winning pitcher Kokoski fanned 10 batters in his four-hit performance. Losing pitcher Jim Navolio allowed just one-hit and fanned eight batters for Ellwood City. House had the only hit for Beaver Falls. Ungham led Ellwood City with a double.   

Record

9-4

Batting

Hits

Ralph Ferrante.....10

Home Runs

None

Triples

Dave Weingartner.....2

Dudley Rose.....1

Doubles

Ralph Ferrante.....2

Dudley Rose.....2

Runs Batted In

Dudley Rose.....12

Pitching

W-L

Jim Navolio.....4-1

Ron Hughes.....4-3

Earned Run Average

Ron Hughes.....0.61

Jim Navolio.....1.83

Strikeouts

Ron Hughes.....73

Jim Navolio.....52

1959

ELLWOOD CITY COMPILES 13-6 RECORD

Ellwood City registered a 13-6 mark overall for the season. The Wolverines logged a 2-4 record in section play with Aliquippa claiming the Section 6 crown. Ellwood City lost to Aliquippa, 12-4 and 10-2.

Record

13-6

Batting

Average

Ray Fray..... .400

Dave Smith..... .351

Dan Guido..... .333

Bob Blythe..... .290

Tom Blythe..... .260

Under 38 minimum at bats

Joe Sheeler..... .428(12/28)

Home Runs

Bob Blythe.....1

Dennis Pavick.....1

Triples

Dave Weingartner.....3

Ray Fray.....2

Dave Smith .....1

Dan Guido.....1

Bob Blythe.....1

Doubles

Bob Blythe.....5

Bob Fosnaught.....3

Dave Smith.....3 

Runs Batted In

Ray Fray.....14

Tom Blythe.....9

Dave Weingartner.....8

Dave Smith.....8

Pitching

W-L

Dave Smith.....5-2

Dennis Pavick.....3-3

Jim Fusetti.....2-0

Mike Esoldo.....2-1

Terry Macioge.....1-0

1960

ELLWOOD CITY LOGS 10-5 MARK

Ellwood City recorded an overall 10-5 mark for the season. The Wolverines logged a 1-5 mark in section play with Aliquippa capturing the Section 6 title. Ellwood City lost to Aliquippa, 7-2 and 9-6.

Record

10-5

Batting

Hits

Don Foreman.....11

Ray Fray.....10

Jack Cleary....9

Home Runs

Ray Fray.....2

Dick Miller.....1

Triples

Bill Martin.....3

Ray Tammaro.....3

Ray Fray.....1

Tom Blythe.....1

Nick Frisk.....1

Doubles

Dick Pratt.....2

Sonny Agostinelli.....2

Average

(Section)

Tom Blythe..... .363

Dick Pratt..... .286

Jack Cleary..... .267

Ray Fray..... .250

Don Foreman..... .250

Pitching

Lou Platek.....2-0

Carl Ezzo.....2-0

Duane Sofia.....2-1

Jim Fusetti.....1-1

Sam Battaglia.....1-0

Jack Miller.....1-0

1961

ELLWOOD CITY REGISTERS 14-5 RECORD

Ellwood City completed a 14-5 overall record for the season. The Wolverines finished 6-4 in section play with Beaver Falls grabbing the Section 5 title. Ellwood City lost to Beaver Falls, 7-2 and 2-1.

Record

14-5

Batting

Home Runs

Tom Blythe.....1

Dale Vinroe.....1

Triples

Tom Blythe.....3

Rick Assini.....1

Dick Freidhoff.....1

Don Foreman.....1

Doubles

Dick Freidhoff.....3

Bob Smilek.....2

Bill Martin.....2

Average

(Section)

Bob Smilek..... .464

Don Foreman..... .435

Rick Assini..... .286

Dick Freidhoff..... .280

Pitching

Jim Fusetti.....4-1

Bob Smilek.....3-0

Dan Oliastro.....3-1

Tom Blythe.....2-1

Carl Ezzo.....1-1

Ron Stiles.....1-0

1962

ELLWOOD CITY WINS WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIP-ENDS WITH 23-2 RECORD 

Ellwood City won the WPIAL Championship for the first time in history. The Wolverines, under Head Coach Bill Spellman, won the Section 5 title with a 7-1 record. Ellwood City started the year with fifteen straight wins.  Ellwood City defeated McKeesport, 4-1, in the WPIAL Championship. Ellwood City ended the season with a 23-2 record overall.

ELLWOOD CITY DEFEATS RIVERSIDE, 8-1, IN WPIAL PLAYOFF OPENER BEHIND POHOLSKY, WHITE

Ellwood City defeated Riverside, 8-1, in the opening round of the WPIAL Playoffs at New Brighton. Bob Poholsky fired a five-hitter, Pat White homered and singled  to lead Ellwood City. After a scoreless first inning, Ellwood City  took the lead in the top of the second inning. With one out, Bill Pratt doubled to right-center field. After a strikeout, White homered down the left-field line to give Ellwood City a 2-0 lead. Ellwood City added two more runs in the third inning. John Pratt singled and was forced out by Tom Blythe. With two outs, Laitenen singled Blythe to third base. Bob Latiano drew a walk to load the bases. Bill Pratt followed with a double scoring Blythe and Laitenen to up the lead to 4-0. Ellwood City tallied a solo tally in the top of the fourth inning. White singled and stole second base. An error and a sacrifice fly by Blythe scored White to increase the lead to 5-0. Riverside scored a run in the bottom of the inning. Ken Anderson doubled to leftfield with two outs. Drew Szabo singled Anderson to third base. Shingleton singled to left field scoring Anderson to cut the deficit to 5-1. After a scoreless fifth inning, Ellwood City rallied for three more runs in the sixth inning. White drew a walk to lead off the inning. White stole second base and John Pratt drew a base on balls. Blythe doubled scoring White to up the lead to 6-1. A two-base error scored Pratt and Blythe to increase the lead to 8-1. Neither team scored the rest of the way. Winning pitcher Bob Poholsky threw a five hitter and fanned 12 batters for Ellwood City. White smacked homered, singled and drove in two runs. John Pratt tripled and singled and Bill Pratt doubled twice. Laitenen singled twice and Blythe added a double. Anderson led Riverside with a double.

ELLWOOD CITY DOWNS HAR-BRACK, 3-1, IN WPIAL QUARTER-FINALS BEHIND POHOLSKY'S 3-HITTER

Ellwood City defeated Har-Brack, 3-1, in the quarter-finals of the WPIAL Playoffs at Aliquippa. Bob Poholsky fired a three-hitter to lead Ellwood City. After a scoreless first inning, Ellwood City  took the lead in the bottom of the second inning. Bob Latiano belted a home run over the 380-foot left-field fence to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the third inning, Ellwood  City added another run. John Pratt led off the inning with a triple. After an out, Jim Bukac hit a sacrifice fly scoring Pratt to increase the Ellwood City lead to 2-0. Har-Brack scored in the top of the fourth inning to cut the Ellwood City lead. Jack McCullough singled to lead off the inning. Bob Acee bunted and McCullough was safe on the throw to second base to put two runners aboard. Jerry McGrath reached on an error to load the bases with none out. A ground out scored McCullough to cut the deficit to 2-1. With runners at second and third base, Jim Gogolowski hit a high bouncer to shortstop Trippy Blythe who tagged McGrath going to third base and fired to Jim Bukac at first base to complete the double play ending the inning. In the bottom of the inning, Latiano reached on an error and moved to second base on a passed ball. Bill Pratt walked and both runners moved up on a passed ball. After a ground out, Pat White hit a sacrifice fly to up the Ellwood City lead to 3-1. Neither team scored the rest of the way. Winning Pitcher Poholsky allowed three hits in a route-going performance for Ellwood City. Ed Kort tossed a four-hitter for Har-Brack. John Pratt led Ellwood City with a triple and single. Latiano smacked a home run. McCullough led Har-Brack with two singles. Jerry Hozniak added a double.     

ELLWOOD CITY ROUTS MONTOUR, 11-2, IN WPIAL SEMI-FINALS-ADVANCE TO WPIAL FINALS BEHIND LATIANO, BUKAC

Ellwood City romped over Montour, 11-2, in the  semi-finals of the WPIAL Playoffs at New Brighton. With the victory, Ellwood City advanced to the WPIAL Championship for the first time ever. Bob Lataino and Jim Bukac led Ellwood City with three hits apiece. After three scoreless innings, Ellwood City scored three runs in the fourth inning to take a 3-0 lead. Bukac singled and went to third base on a single by Toy Laitenen. Latiano smacked a double off the left field fence to give Ellwood City a 2-0 lead. Bill Pratt singled sending Latiano to third base.Randy Chesko followed with a single scoring Latiano to up the lead to 3-0. Ellwood City pulled away with  five more runs in the fifth inning. Trippy Blythe led off the inning with a home run over the 350-foot center field fence to make the score 4-0.. Bukac followed with a single and Laitenen and Latiano reached on errors to load the baes. Bill Pratt reached on another error scoring Bukac to up the lead to 5-0. Chesko followed with a sacrifice fly scoring Laitinen to raise the lead to 6-0. Pat White singled in Latiano to increase the lead to 7-0. Two more errors scored Pratt and White to up the lead to 9-0. Ellwood City added two more runs in the sixth inning. Bukac singled and was forced out at second base by Laitinen. Latiano reached on an infield single. Bill Pratt singled to right to score Laitenen to give Ellwood City a 10-0 lead. White singled to center scoring Latiano as the lead ballooned to 11-0. Montour scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning to account for the final 11-2 margin. Ellwood City was led at the plate by Latiano with a double and two singles and Bukac  added three singles. Chesko, White and Bill Pratt added two singles apiece. Blythe smacked a home run. Winning pitcher Bob Poholsky scattered eight hits and fanned nine batters for Ellwood City. 

ELLWOOD CITY DEFEATS MCKEESPORT, 4-1, TO WIN FIRST WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIP-POHOLSKY THROWS FIVE-HITTER AT FORBES FIELD

Ellwood City won their first WPIAL Championship with a 4-1 win over McKeesport at Forbes Field. Bob Poholsky hurled a five-hitter for Ellwood City-the first Lawrence County team to win a WPIAL baseball crown. Ellwood City jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning. John Pratt led off with a single to left field. Tom Blythe singled to right field sending Pratt to third base. A ground out moved Blythe to second base. Toy Laitinen followed with a single down the left field line scoring Pratt and Blythe to give Ellwood City a 2-0 lead. Laitinen stole second base and Bill Pratt walked. Randy Chesko follwed with a double scoring Laitinen increasing Ellwood City's lead to 3-0.  McKeesport scored a run in the bottom of the third inning to cut the Ellwood City lead to 3-1. Ellwood City added an inurance run in the top of the sixth inning. Laitinen singled to lead off the inning. Bob Latiano forced Laitinen at second base then stole second base. After  a passed ball, Bill Pratt drew a base on balls. Chesko followed with a sacrifice fly to center field to raise the lead to 4-1. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Jim Bierne doubled but was thrown out at third base attemting to stretch his hit into a triple. McKeesport got a runner on base in the seventh inning but failed to score and Ellwood City captured their WPIAL baseball crown. Winning pitcher Poholsky allowed one run on five its for Ellwood City. Laitinin led Ellwood City with two singles and two RBI. Chesko singled with two RBI. Leon Rutledge singled twice and Bierne doubled for McKeesport.   

Record

23-2

Batting

Average

John Pratt..... .406

Tom Blythe..... .402

Toy Laitinin...... .398

Jim Bukac..... .354

Bob Latiano..... .309

Bill Pratt..... .295

Randy Chesko..... .271

Home Runs

Tom Blythe.....2

Bob Latiano.....2

Randy Chesko.....2

Triples

Tom Blythe.....5

John Pratt.....5

Toy Laitenen.....4

Bob Latiano.....3

Doubles

Tom Blythe.....6

John Pratt.....5

Bob Latiano.....3

Pitching

W-L

Bob Poholsky.....10-0

Tom Blythe.....6-1

ERA

Bob Poholsky..... 0.92

Trippy Blythe..... 1.41

Strikeouts

Bob Poholsky.....88

Trippy Blythe.....58

1963

ELLWOOD CITY LOGS 12-7 RECORD

Ellwood City registered a 12-7 record overall for the season. The Wolverines were 6-4 in section play with Beaver Falls winning the Section 5 title. Beaver Falls defeated Ellwood City, 2-1, and Ellwood City defeated Beaver Falls, 1-0. 

Record

 12-7

Batting

Average

Pat White..... .368

Bob Latiano..... .356

Jim Bukac..... .327

Alex Herman..... .264

Under minimum  38 at bats

Leroy Turner..... .368(7/19)

Home Runs

Bob Latiano.....1

Chuck Hennon.....1

Pat White.....1

Triples

Jim Bukac.....3

Bob Latiano.....2

Sam Davis.....1

Doubles

Bob Lataino.....3

Pat White.....2

Pitching

W-L

Bob Poholsky.....4-2

Jim Birtalan.....4-1

Chuck Belonzi.....3-0

Earned Run Average

Bob Poholsky..... 0.34

Jim Birtalan..... 1.72

Under minimum 18 innings pitched

Chuck Belonzi..... 0.82

Strikeouts

Bob Poholsky.....63

Jim Birtalan.....57

1964

ELLWOOD CITY WINS SECTION 6 TITLE-LOGS 17-4 RECORD

Ellwood City, won the Section 6 title and finished with an overall record of 17-4. The Wolverines, under Head Coach Bill Spellman, were 8-2 in section play. Beaver Falls defeated Ellwood City in the opening round of the WPIAL Playoffs.

BEAVER FALLS DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY, 10-0, TO  IN WPIAL PLAYOFF OPENING ROUND BEHIND SUSKIEWICH, ROUSSEAU, CYNKAR

Beaver Falls defeated Ellwood City, 10-0,  in the opening round of the WPIAL Playoffs at New Brighton. Jim Suskiewich fired a no-hitter to lead Beaver Falls on the mound. Henry Rousseau smacked two home runs and Lou Cynkar homered and singled twice at the plate .After two scoreless innings, Beaver Falls scored a solo run in the top of the third inning. An error, a wild pitch and an RBI-single by Don Ammon gave Beaver Falls a 1-0 lead. Beaver Falls added two more runs in the top of the fourth inning. Bill Mentz reached on an error and Cynkar homered to give Beaver Falls a 3-0 lead. In the fourth inning, Rousseau hit a solo homer to up the lead to 4-0. In the top of the sixth inning Beaver Falls scored four more runs. Mentz and Don Barnett reached on singles. Cynkar singled in Mentz to raise  the lead to 5-0. After a fielder's choice, Rousseau belted a long three-run homer to increase the lead to 8-0. In the seventh inning three errors, a wild pitch and a single by Cynkar scored two runs to account for the 10-0 final score. Winning pitcher Suskiewich fanned 14 batters in his one-hit performance for Beaver Falls. Rousseau hit two home runs with four RBI. Cynkar homered, singled twice and drove in four runs. Ammon added two singles.  

Record

15-4

Batting

Average

Sam Davis..... .344

Chuck Hennon..... .316

Bruce Smith..... .298

Leroy Turner..... .265

Under minimum 38 at bats

John Sharek..... .454(10/22)

Harvey McCarter..... .429(6/14)

Home Runs

Joe Listorti.....1

Triples

Chuck Hennon.....1

Sam Davis.....1

Leroy Turner.....1

Bob Schuster.....1

Doubles

Sam Davis.....3

Pitching

W-L

Bob Poholsky.....5-2

Jim Birtalan....3-1

John Sharek.....4-0

Chuck Belonzi.....2-0

Chuck Adams.....1-1

Earned Run Average

Jim Birtalan.....0.18

John Sharek.....0.21

Bob Poholsky.....1.76

Strikeouts

Bob Poholosky.....56

Jim Birtalan.....51

1965

ELLWOOD CITY WINS SECTION 5 TITLE-REGISTERS 20-2 MARK

Ellwood City won the Section 6 title and finished with an overall mark of 20-2. Ellwood City started the season with 18 straight wins. The Wolverines, under Head Coach Bill Spellman. were 9-1 in section play. Rochester edged Ellwood City, 2-1, in the opening round of the WPIAL Playoffs.

 ROCHESTER EDGES ELLWOOD CITY, 2-1, IN WPIAL PLAYOFF OPENING ROUND BEHIND STIMPSON, HOFFMEIER

Rochester edged Ellwood City, 2-1, in the opening round of the WPIAL Playoffs at Beaver Falls. TIm Stimpson struck out 16 batters and Bill Hoffmeier hit a two-run homer to lead Rochester. Ellwood City threatened to take the in the bottom of the first inning. Sonny Kolik singled to left field and Leroy Turner drew a base on balls. Kolik moved to third base on a passed ball. Turner stole second base to put two runners in scoring position. Stimpson ended the threat with two strikeouts. After a scoreless second inning, Rochester took the lead in the top of the third inning. Gary Miller singled and Hoffmeier hit a two-run homer over the 315-foot centerfield fence to give Rochester a 2-0 lead. Ellwood City threatened to tie the score in the bottom of the  seventh inning. With one out, Mike Laitinen doubled down the left field line. Bob Schuster followed with a single scoring Laitenen to cut the deficit to 2-1.  But Rochester got two ground outs to end the threat and the game. Winning pitcher Stimpson threw a five-hitter in his 16-strikeout effort. John Sharek hurled a five-hitter for Ellwood City. Hoffmeier led Rochester with a home run and two RBI. John Meier added two singles. Laitenen led Ellwood City with a double.  

Record

18-2

Batting

Average

Mike Laitinen..... .463

Pat Pietrandrea..... .320

Leroy Turner..... .328

 Under mimimum 40 at-bats

Jim DeMark..... .448(13/29)

Ron Thellman..... .385(5/13)

Harvey McCarter..... .316(6/19)

John Sharek..... .290(9/31)

Home Runs

John Sharek.....1

Triples

Leroy Turner.....1

Doubles

Chuck Hennon.....3

Pitching

W-L

John Sharek.....6-1

Ron Thellman.....4-1

Terry Mack.....4-0

Chuck Belonzi.....2-0

Mike Gratchen.....1-0

Chuck Adams.....1-0

Earned Run Average

Terry Mack..... 0.28

John Sharek..... 1.22

Ron Thellman..... 1.24

Strikeouts

John Sharek.....46

Ron Thellman.....37

Terry Mack.....28

1966

ELLWOOD CITY WINS SECTION 6 TITLE-REACHES WPIAL SEMI-FINALS-COMPILES 19-5 RECORD

Ellwood City captured the Section 6 championship. The Wolverines, under Head Coach Bill Spellman, were 9-1 in section play. Ellwood City defeated Riverside and Center in the first two rounds of the WPIAL Playoffs. Kiski Area defeated Ellwood City in the semi-finals. The Wolverines ended 19-5 overall.

 ELLWOOD CITY DOWNS RIVERSIDE, 3-0, IN EXTRA INNINGS IN WPIAL PLAYOFF OPENER BEFORE OVER 2,000 FANS-BARTOLMEO THROWS ONE-HITTER

Ellwood City downed Riverside, 3-0, in extra innings in the opening round of the WPIAL Playoffs before over 2,000 fans at Ewing Park Field. Rich Bartolomeo hurled a one-hit shutout to lead Ellwood City. Ellwood City threatened in the first by loading the bases with two outs but a strikeout ended the threat. Ellwood City stranded 13 batters throughout the first seven innings.  Ellwood City broke the deadlock in the top of the eighth inning. With one out, Bartolomeo reached on an error. Pat Pietrandrea followed with a bunt single down the third base line to place runners at first and second base. Jim Potter, after two long fouls. smacked a triple to deep centerfield to score both runners to give Ellwood City a 2-0 lead. Jim DeMark followed with a triple to the left-center field gap to up the lead to 3-0. Riverside went in order in the bottom of the eighth inning. Winning pitcher Bartolomeo allowed just one single in eight innings of work. He fanned nine batters without a walk. Losing pitcher Ray Ott scattered seven hits for Riverside. Potter and DeMark  led Ellwood City at the plate with a triple and single apiece. Tony Santagata, with a single in the fourth inning, was the only baserunner for Riverside. 

ELLWOOD CITY RALLIES PAST CARNEGIE, 3-2, IN WPIAL QUARTER-FINALS-SHAREK PINCH-HIT HOMER TIES GAME IN SIXTH INNING

Ellwood City rallied for three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to slip by Center, 3-2, in the WPIAL quarter-finals at Morell Park in  Aliquippa.  Carnegie held at 2-0 lead entering the bottom of the sixth inning before pinch-hitter John Sharek belted a two-run homer to tie the game at 2-2. Ellwood City followed with another run to take the lead, 3-2, before closing out the victory in the seventh inning. After a scoreless first inning, Carnegie scored two runs in the top of the second inning.  Joe Popivchak lined a single to lead off the inning and went to second base on a wild pitch. Harry Moehring singled to center to score Popivchak to give Carnegie a 1-0 lead. Mike Kolominsky reached on a bunt single and Jay McIntyre walked to load the bases. After a strikeout, Ellwood City second baseman snagged a fly ball over second base for the second out. Ron Scro followed with with an infield single scoring Moehring to up the Carnegie lead to 2-0. Ellwood City catcher Jim Potter picked Scro off first base to end the inning. Trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the sixth inning, Ellwood City  rallied to take the lead. Dave Blazin led off the inning with a single. Pinch-hitter Sharek followed by belting a 1-2 pitch over the 380-foot left-field fence to to the game at 2-2. Pat Pietrandrea followed with a double to right field. Jim DeMark reached on an error sending Pietrandrea to third base. Pete Pietrandrea grounded to short but the attempt at the force was late and DeMark's slide allowed Pat Pietrandrea to score the go-ahead run to give Ellwood City a 3-2 lead. Carnegie  was retired in order in the top of the seventh inning.  Winning pitcher Rich Bartolomeo allowed six hits in six innings of work. Jerry Bukac threw a hitless inning to gain the save. Mike Cozy threw a four-hitter for Carnegie allowing two unearned runs. Sharek led Ellwood City at the plate with a home run. 

KISKI AREA DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY, 7-5, IN WPIAL SEMI-FINALS

Kiski Area downed Ellwood City, 7-4, in the semi-finals of the WPIAL Playoffs at Pullman Park in Butler. Kiski Area broke a 4-4 tie with three runs in the fourth inning to take a 7-4 lead. Kiski advanced to the finals and won the WPIAL Championship. Kiski Area scored a run in the bottom of the first inning on an RBI single by Joe McCain to take a  1-0 lead. Kiski Area added another run in the second inning. Bill Tress led off with a double to left field. After two strikeouts, Wiggins reached on an infield single and an error on the play allowed Tress to score to up the Kiski Area lead to 2-0. Ellwood City rallied in the top of the third inning to take the lead. Pat Pietrandrea singled and Jim Potter followed with a single. Jim DeMark smacked a long triple to the 367-foot mark scoring both runners to tie the score at 2-2. With two outs, Ray Smith hit a pop fly double scoring Demark to give Ellwood City a 3-2 lead. Kiski Area scored twice in the bottom of the inning to take the lead. With one out, back-to-back singles by McCain and Joe Minik put runners on first and third base. Mikik stole second base to place both runners in scoring position. Jerry Kaldos grounded to short but the throw home was late scoring McCain to tie the score at 3-3. Kaldos stole second base and the throw back to home was late allowing Minik to score to give Kiski Area a 4-3 lead. Ellwood City tied the score in the fifth inning. Pat Pietrandrea walked and Jim Potter reached on an error. DeMark lined a double to right center scoring Pietrandrea to knot the score at 4-4. With runners at first and third base, Ellwood City threatened to take the lead. But a ground out, pop out and strikeout ended the threat. Kiski Area took the lead in the bottom of the inning. Minik reached on an infield single and Kandos reached on an error. Tress followed with a single to right field scoring Minik to give Kiski Area a 5-4 lead. A pick-off throw allowed Kaldos to go to third base. Tress advanced on a wild pitch to put runners on first and second base. After a pop-out and strike out, Wiggins  walked to load the bases. Linkes lined a single to centerfield scoring two runners to increase the Kiski Area lead to 7-4. In the seventh inning, Ellwood City mounted their final threat. Potter walked and was forced out at second base by DeMark. A wild pitch allowed DeMark to take second base. After a pop up, Smith singled in DeMark to cut the deficit to 7-5. A fly out ended the threat and the game. Linkes led Kiski Area with three singles and two RBI. Tress doubled and singled and Wiggins and Minik singled twice.  DeMark led Ellwood City at the plate with a single, double, triple and three RBI. Smith doubled and singled and Andy Flis singled twice. Winning pitcher Tress scattered nine hits for Kiski Area.  

Record

19-5

Average

Jim DeMark..... .395

Jim Potter..... .359

Pat Pietrandrea..... .353

Ray Smith..... .284

Steve Pavick..... .273

Home Runs

John Sharek.....2

Jim DeMark.....1

Ray Smith.....1

Jim Potter.....1

Triples

Jim DeMark.....2

Pete Pietrandrea.....1

Jim Potter.....1

Jerry Bukac.....1

Don Wick.....1 

Doubles

John Sharek.....3

Jim Potter.....3

Ray Smith.....3

Pete Pietrandrea.....2

Dave Blazin.....2

Runs Batted In

Ray Smith.....15

Jim DeMark.....15

Pat Pietrandrea.....13

Pete Pietrandrea.....13

Jim Potter.....11

Pitching

W-L

Rich Bartolomeo.....8-1

Jerry Bukac.....5-1

John Sharek.....4-2

Earned Run Average

Rich Bartolomeo.....0.90

John Sharek.....1.54

Jerry Bukac.....2.13

Strikeouts

Rich Bartolomeo.....72

Jerry Bukac.....47

John Sharek.....40

1971

ELLWOOD CITY WINS SECTION-REACHES WPIAL FINAL AT THREE RIVERS STADIUM-LOGS 30-7 RECORD

Ellwood City won the Section 5 Championship. The Wolverines, under Head Coach Bill Spellman, reached the WPIAL Championship at Three Rivers Stadium. Ellwood City was 30-7 overall and 9-3 in section play.

 ELLWOOD CITY DROPS NEW BRIGHTON, 7-1, IN OPENING GAME OF WPIAL PLAYOFFS BEHIND POTTER

Ellwood City defeated New Brighton, 7-1, in the opening game of the WPIAL Playoffs at Beaver. Jeff Potter twirled a three-hitter to lead Ellwood City. After a scoreless first inning, Ellwood City scored three runs in the top of the third inning. Ed Prence led off with a single and John Kish drew a base on balls. With one out, John Huffman doubled to the right center to score Prence to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Phil Lagana singled scoring Kish and Huffman to up the Ellwood City lead to 3-0. In the bottom of the third inning New Brighton scored a single tally with two outs. Randy Lake walked and Dale DeLizio tripled to cut the Ellwood City lead to 3-1. After two scoreless innings, Ellwood City added three more runs in the top of the sixth inning. With one out, Huffman and Lagana reached on errors. Kim Foley followed with a walk to load the bases. Jim Ferruchie followed with a triple down the left field line to raise the Ellwood City lead to 6-1. In the top of the seventh inning, Ellwood City added one more run. Rich Herman singled and was pinch-run for by Skip Docchio. Huffman and Lagana singled to load the bases. Kim Foley followed with a sacrifice fly scoring Docchio to account for the final 7-1 margin. Winning pitcher Potter allowed three singles and fanned eight batters. Huffman led Ellwood City with a double, single and one RBI. Lagana singled twice with two RBI. Ferruchie added a triple with three RBI. DeLizio tripled to lead New Brighton.

ELLWOOD CITY TRIMS FRAZIER, 6-2, IN WPIAL QUARTER-FINALS BEHIND MAINE, LAGANA 

Ellwood City defeated Frazier, 6-2, in the quarter-finals of the WPIAL Playoffs at Chartiers-Houston. Bob Maine hurled a five-hitter and Phil Lagana tripled and singled for Ellwood City.After a scoreless first inning Ellwood City took the lead in the second inning. Ed Prence led off with a single. Prence went to second base on a passed ball and to third base on a ground out. After John Huffman walked, Ellwood City pulled a double steal with Prence scoring to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. With Huffman at second base, Maine followed with a single scoring Huffman to give Ellwood City a 2-0 lead. Ellwood City added an unearned run in the third inning. Kim Foley was safe on an error and stole second base. With two outs, Jeff Potter reached on an error scoring Foley to up the lead to 3-0. Ellwood City scored three more runs in the top of the fourth inning. Rich Herman led off the inning with a double to left field. Huffman singled to right field to score Herman to up the lead to 4-0. Maine singled Huffman to third base and Phil Lagana singled in Huffman to raise the lead to 5-0. Frazier narrowed the lead to with two runs in the bottom of the inning. With one out, Scott Howser singled and went to third base on a ground rule double by Dan Kordich. Chuck Henderson followed with a double scoring both runners to reduce the deficit to 5-2. Ellwood City  addedan insurance run in the sixth inning. Herman reached on an error and was pinch-run for by Joe Mancini. Lagana followed with a triple scoring Mancini to up the lead to 6-2. Winning pitcher Maine fanned nine batters without a walk in a complete-game effort. Lagana led Ellwood City with a triple and single. Maine and Ed Prence singled twice and Herman added a double. Jim Brandt singled twice to lead Frazier. Henderson doubled two RBI and Kordich added a double. 

POTTER HURLS ELLWOOD CITY TO 3-0 WIN OVER WEST MIFFLIN NORTH IN WPIAL SEMI-FINALS-ADVANCE TO FINALS AT THREE RIVERS STADIUM- ELLWOOD CITY SNAPS WEST MIFFLIN NORTH'S 24-GAME UNBEATEN STREAK-KISH RAPS THREE HITS 

Ellwood City, behind the three-hit pitching of Jeff Potter, shutout West Mifflin North, 3-0, in the semi-finals of the WPIAL Playoffs at Hopewell. The victory advanced Ellwood City to the WPIAL Championship at Three Rivers Stadium-the first  to be held at the home of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Ellwood City also snapped West Mifflin North's 24-game unbeaten streak. John Kish led Ellwood City at the plate with three hits. After a scoreless first inning, Ellwood City took the lead in the top of the second inning. Potter reached base on an infield hit. With one out, Potter broke for second base on a steal attempt and John Kish followed with a single to center field. The attempt throw Potter out at third base was was overthrown allowing Potter to score to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Rich Herman followed with an RBI-double scoring Kish to give Ellwood City a 2-0 lead. After two scoreless innings,  Ellwood City added another run in the fifth inning. With one out, Jim Ferruchie looped a double to right field.  After a strikeout, Potter singled  to right field scoring Ferruchie to up the lead to 3-0. In the bottom of the inning, West Mifflin North attempted a two-out rally.  Dean Palotta  singled and stole second base. Rick Mehn followed with a broken-bat single to center field. But Ellwood City centerfielder Kish fired a throw to catcher Herman at the plate to nail Palotta. In the sixth inning, West Mifflin North had the leadoff runner reach on an error. But a double play erased the threat. Potter retired West Mifflin North in order in the seventh inning.  Winning pitcher Potter fanned nine batters on the way to the three-hit shutout. Kish led Ellwood City at the plate with three singles. Ferruchie doubled and singled and Potter singled twice. 

HIGHLANDS EDGES ELLWOOD CITY, 5-4,TO WIN THE WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIP-FIRST WPIAL GAME EVER PLAYED AT THREE RIVERS STADIUM

Highlands edged Ellwood City, 5-4, to win the WPIAL Championship  at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. The game marked the first WPIAL game ever played at the one-year old stadium. Highlands held off an Ellwood City rally with the tying run at second base and the winning run at first base in the last inning. With the victory, Highlands ended the season at 19-1. Ellwood City ended the season with a 30-7 ledger. Highlands opened the scoring in the top of the first inning on an unearned run to take the lead. Mickey Kolwicz singled to left field to start the game. Greg Cielinski reached base on an error on a sacrifice bunt to place runners at first and second base. After a force out at second base, Ed Kush hit a high chop over the mound to force Cielinski at second base scoring Kolowicz to give Highlands a 1-0 lead. Wolverine pitcher Jeff Potter fanned the next batter to end the inning. Ellwood City threatened in the bottom of the first inning. Phil Lagana walked to lead off the inning and moved to second base on a wild pitch. Kim Foley lined a ball off pitcher Doug Bubash and was retired at first base. Jim Ferruchie followed with a shallow fly that right fielder Dave Sokolowski caught and fired to catcher Kush to nail Lagana for an inning-ending double play. Potter retired the next nine Highland batters in order before Ellwood City rallied in the bottom of the fourth inning to take the lead. Ferruchie lead off with a single inside the first base line. Tony Pertile smacked the next pitch into left field to put runners at first and second base. Potter followed with a sacrifice bunt moving both runners into scoring position. After two outs, Rich Herman singled into left field scoring both runners to give Elwood City a 2-1 lead. Highlands responded with two runs in the top of the fifth inning. Bubash led off with a single to deep short. Sokolowski bunted and a two-base error placed both runners in scoring position. On a missed bunt attempt, Ellwood City had Bubash in a rundown but he escaped on a disputed call. Potter fanned the next two batters but Kolwicz singled to center scoring both runners to give Highlands a 3-2 lead. In the sixth inning, Highlands' Kush belted a long fly that Ellwood City centerfielder John Kish caught over his shoulder for the defensive play of the game. After a scoreless sixth inning, Highlands added two more runs in the seventh inning. Ken Gourley reached on a slow roller in the infield to lead off the inning. An error on a  pickoff attempt sent Gourley to third base. Bubash followed with a sinking liner that just eluded leftfielder Pertile for a triple scoring Gourley to increase the Highlands lead to 4-2. Sokolowski hit a sacrifice fly to left field scoring Bubash to raise the lead to 5-2. Ellwood City mounted a furious threat in the bottom of the seventh inning. John Huffman walked and was pinch-run for by Joe Mancini. Phil Lagana singled to right field sending Mancini to third base and Lagana  to second base on the throw to third base. Kim Foley hit a long  sacrifice fly scoring Mancini to cut the deficit to 5-3. The attempt to get Lagana at third base was overthrown and Lagana scored to slice the lead to 5-4. Ferruchie drew a base on balls and Pertile singled to center to place runners at first and second base. But Bubash fanned the final twoto end the game.  Winning pitcher Bubash scattered seven hits and fanned eight batters for Highlands. Losing pitcher Potter allowed five hits and two earned runs. Potter struck out seven batters without a walk. Bubash led Highlands at the plate with a triple and a single.  Kolwicz had two singles and two RBI. Pertile and Lagana had two singles for Ellwood City. Highlands ended the season at 19-1. Ellwood City finished at 30-7.   

Record

30-7

Batting

Average

Ed Prence..... .383

Kim Foley..... .341

John Kish..... .338

Tony Pertile..... .317

Jeff Potter..... .308

Rich Herman..... .300

Home Runs

None

Triples

Phil Lagana.....4

Kim Foley.....3

Jeff Potter.....3

Tony Pertile.....3

Doubles

Rich Herman.....5

John Huffman.....4

Jim Ferruchie.....4

Phil Lagana.....4

Jeff Potter.....4

Tony Pertile.....4

Pitching

W-L

Jeff Potter.....12-3

Bob Maine.....11-1

John Kish.....3-3

Scott Morris.....2-0

Wilbur Altman.....2-0

ERA

Bob Maine.....1.26

Jeff Potter..... 1.69

John Kish..... 2.84

Strikeouts

Jeff Potter.....139 

Bob Maine....82

John Kish.....54

1972

ELLWOOD CITY COMPILES 12-6 RECORD

Ellwood City compiled on overall record of 12-6 on the season. Ellwood City had a 6-0 record in exhibition play. The Wolverines were 6-6 in section play with Hopewell capturing the Section 5 crown. Hopewell defeated Ellwood City,  3-0 and 5-1.

Record

12-6

Batting

Average

Ed Prence..... .349

Jeff Potter..... .286

(Under 36 minimum at bats)

Tim O'Brien..... .545(6/11)

Randy DeLoia..... .350(7/20)

Home Runs

Ed Prence....1

Mark Crofton...1

Rich Herman...1

Jeff Potter.....1

Triples

Jeff Potter.....1

Gary DeLoia.....1

Doubles

Mark Crofton.....4

Runs Batted In

Ed Prence.....12

Jeff Potter.....11

Mark Crofton.....8

Gary DeLoia.....8

Pitching

W-L

Jeff Potter.....7-3

Mark Hutchison.....3-1

Don Mancini.....2-1

ERA

Jeff Potter.....0.49

Don Mancini.....1.63

Mark Hutchison.....2.52

Strikeouts

Jeff Potter.....99

Don Mancini.....41

Mark Hutchison.....30

1973

ELLWOOD CITY LOGS 10-8 RECORD

Ellwood City completed the season with an overall record of 10-8. Ellwood City logged a 4-2 record in exhibition play. The Wolverines were 6-8 in section play with Beaver Falls claiming the Section 5 title. Beaver Falls defeated Ellwood City, 6-1, and 10-0.

Record

10-8

Batting

Average

Mark Graham..... .447

Ted Zikeli..... .333

Tim Zikeli..... .305

Mark Hutchison..... .275

Home Runs

Randy DeLoia.....1

Triples

Mark Graham.....2

Mark Hutchison.....2

Tim Zikeli.....1

Randy DeLoia.....1

Doubles

Mark Graham.....2

Mark Hutchison.....2

Marty Lample.....2

Runs Batted In

Mark Graham.....24

Tim Zikeli.....12

Mark Hutchison.....11

Pitching

W-L

Mark Hutchison.....4-4

John Malutich.....3-1

Keith Foley.....2-1

Earned Run Average

Keith Foley.....1.50

Scott Morris.....3.18

John Malutich.....3.34

Mark Hutchison.....3.48

Strikeouts

Mark Hutchison.....43

John Malutich.....37

Scott Morris.....21

Keith Foley.....13 

1974

ELLWOOD CITY COMPILES 10-8 RECORD 

Ellwood City logged a 10-8 overall record for the season. Ellwood City were 4-0 in exhibition play. The Wolverines compiled a 6-8 record on section play with Beaver winning the Section 5 title. Beaver defeated Ellwood City, 4-1 and 3-0. 

Record

10-8

Batting

Average

Ted Zikeli..... .380

Larry Fazioli..... .373

Home Runs

Mark Hutchison.....1

Triples

Ted Zikeli.....2

Mark Hutchison.....2

Doubles

Larry Fazioli.....2

Jeff Foley.....2

Todd Partridge.....2

Greg Manzo.....2

Runs Batted In

Ted Zikeli.....19

Larry Fazioli.....19

Jeff Foley.....13

Todd Partridge.....10

Greg Manzo.....10 

Pitching

W-L

Mark Hutchison...4-3

John Malutich.....4-1

Keith Foley.....2-2

Earned Run Average

Mark Hutchison.....1.34

John Malutich.....1.85

Keith Foley.....2.80 

1975

ELLWOOD CITY COMPLETES 15-8 SEASON 

Ellwood City finished the season with an overall mark of 15-8. Ellwood City compiled an 8-2 record in exhibition play.  The Wolverines were 7-6 in section play with Beaver Falls winning the Section 5 and WPIAL title. Ellwood City defeated Beaver Falls, 3-0, and lost to Beaver Falls, 1-0.

Record

15-8

Batting

Average

John Malutich..... .314

Tony Court..... .282

Todd Partridge..... .279

Under minimum 46 at bats

John Bartolomeo..... .353(13/34)

Butch Boots..... .333(10/31)

Dave Gaibis..... .323(10/31)

Home Runs

None

Triples

Butch Boots.....2

Chuck Christie.....1

Dave Gaibis.....1

John Malutich.....1

Tony Court.....1

Wade Reese.....1

Joe Funari.....1

Doubles

John Malutich.....7

Tony Court.....3

Jeff Foley.....3

Butch Boots.....3

Runs Batted In

John Malutich.....20

Larry Fazioli.....13

Jeff Foley.....10

Butch Boots.....10

Pitching

W-L

John Malutich.....6-2

Wade Reese.....4-3

Joe Ricciuti.....3-2

Butch Boots.....2-1

Earned Run Average

John Malutch.....1.26

Wade Reese.....3.18

Strikeouts

John Malutch.....47

Wade Reese.....28

Joe Ricciuti.....27

1976

ELLWOOD CITY LOGS 9-16 MARK

Ellwood City recorded a 9-16 mark overall for the season. Ellwood City compiled a 4-8 record in exhibition play. The Wolverines were 5-8 in section play with Hopewell winning the Section 5 crown. Hopewell defeated Ellwood City, 4-1 and 13-2.

Record

9-16

Batting

Average

Carl Altman..... .300

John Rusnock..... .276

Home Runs

Ken Spielvogel.....2

John Rusnock.....1

Triples

Carl Altman.....2

Dave Ottavio.....2

Ken Spielvogel.....1

Doug LeViere.....1

Doubles

Ken Spielvogel.....3

Carl Altman.....2

Mark Vesella.....2

Dave Ottavio.....2

Lou Tammaro....2

John Valentino.....2

Runs Batted In

Ken Spielvogel.....16

John Rusnock.....9

Lou Tammaro.....7

Pitching

W-L

Dan Murphy.....4-3

Earned Run Average

Dan Murphy.....2.79

Strikeouts

Dan Murphy.....45

Doug LeViere.....32

1977

ELLWOOD CITY COMPILES 7-12  RECORD

Ellwood City logged a 7-12 overall record for the season. Ellwood City compiled a 1-4 record in exhibition play. The Wolverines finished the season with a 6-8 record in section play with New Castle claiming the Section 5 title. New Castle defeated Ellwood City, 7-4 and 10-3.

Record

7-12

Batting

Average

John Hemphill..... .342

Ed Smith..... .317

John Rusnock..... .260

Under 38 at bats

Tony Morini..... .371(10/27)

Ron Leisie..... .315(11/35)

Home Runs

Ed Smith.....1

Will Stoyanoff.....1

John Rusnock.....1

Triples

Tony Morini.....1

John Hemphill.....1

Bob Santo.....1

Dale Hutchison.....1

Doubles

Tony Morini.....2

John Hemphill.....2

John Rusnock.....2

Bob Santo.....2

John Valentino.....2

Runs Batted In

Randy Conte.....11

Ed Smith.....8

Tony Morini......7

Pitching

W-L

Mike Jeanette.....2-1

Joe Eonta.....1-1

Earned Run Average

Joe Eonta.....3.66

Strikeouts

John Hemphill.....39

1978

ELLWOOD CITY WINS SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP-RECORDS 16-13 MARK

Ellwood City won the Section 5 title. Ellwood City, under Head Coach Vic Sharek, won the section with a 10-4 record. The Wolverines compiled a 6-9 record in exhibition play. Ellwood City logged a 16-13 overall record.

UNION RALLIES PAST ELLWOOD CITY, 5-3, IN OPENING GAME OF WPIAL PLAYOFFS

Union rallied past Ellwood City, 5-3, in the opening game of the WPIAL Playoffs at Flaherty Field in New Castle. Union erased a 3-0 deficit in on the way to the victory. After a scoreless first inning, Ellwood City rallied for three runs in the top of the second inning. Tony Pallagallo led off the inning with a walk. With one out, Dan Veres reached on an error and Ed Smith walked to load the bases. Jeff Conte singled to right field scoring Pallagallo to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Marty Sberna followed with a single to left field scoring Veres and Smith to up the lead to 3-0. On the next play, a force out at second base retired Sberna but the throw to first base was high. Conte, attempting to score from second base, was thrown out at the plate by first baseman Jim Diamond. Union scored a run in the bottom of the inning. Bryan Piccari singled and Bob Burkes drew a base on balls. Diamond's sacrifice bunt moved both runners into scoring position. Kevin Guinaugh's infield single scored Piccari to narrow the deficit to 3-1. Ellwood City threatened in the fourth inning. John Perry led off the inning with a single. With two outs, Conte singed Perry to second base. Sberna followed with a single up the middle that was knocked down on a great play by shortstop Guingaugh to stop Perry from scoring which left the bases full. But a ground out ended the inning. In the fourth inning, Union's Bob Burkes singled with one out. Diamond followed with a line drive that was snagged on a leaping play by second baseman Conte and turned into a double play. Union scored twice in the bottom of the fifth inning to tie the score. Guinaugh singled and went to third base on a single by Jay Waskin. After a pop up, Alan Burkes walked to load the bases. Scott Burkes followed with ground ball up the middle. Ellwood City got the force at second base but the throw to finish the double play was errant allowing Guinaugh and Waskin to score to tie the game at 3-3. Union scored two runs when an errant throw on a potential inning-ending double play allowed two runs to score to tie the game at 3-3. Union broke the deadlock in the bottom of the sixth inning. With one out, Burkes walked and Diamond was hit by a pitch.  Guinaugh was also hit by a pitch to load the bases. A force play at the plate retired Burkes for the second out. Chris Schweikert followed with a single between short and third scoring Diamond and Guinaugh to give Union a 5-3 lead. Ellwood City mounted a final threat in the top of theseventh inning. Conte led off with a single. After a force out and a fly out, Tony Morini ripped a hard grounder of Diamond at first base. The ball  caromed to second baseman Bob Burkes who fired to Diamond at first base to end the game. Winning pitcher Frank Gurgacz scattered seven hits and fanned five batters for Union. Guinaugh singled twice  to lead Union at the plate. Conte led Ellwood City with  three hits. Sberna added two singles.

Record

16-13

Batting

Average

Tony Morini..... .333

Randy Barry..... .311

Dave Fahringer..... .288

Marty Sberna... .280

Home Runs

Marty Sberna.....3

Anthony Palagallo.....3

John Hemphilll.....2

Triples

Tony Morini.....4

Marty Sberna.....3

Mike Hemphill.....3

Dave Fahringer.....2

Doubles

Tony Morini.....6

Anthony Palagallo.....4

Marty Sberna.....4

John Perry.....4

Runs Batted In

John Hemphill.....21

Dave Fahringer.....15

Ed Smith.....13

Marty Sberna.....12

John Perry.....12 

Pitching

W-L

John Hemphill.....6-5

Ray Johns.....6-0

ERA

Ray Johns..... 3.55

Frank DeCaria..... 3.58 

Strikeouts

John Hemphill.....92

Ray Johns.....65

1979

ELLWOOD CITY COMPLETES 16-7 SEASON

Ellwood City compiled a 16-7 overall mark for the season. Ellwood City logged a 9-2 mark in exhibition play. The Wolverines were 7-5 in section play with Beaver Falls capturing the Section 5 title. Beaver Falls defeated Ellwood City, 4-1, and 8-2. 

Record

16-7

Batting

Average

Marty Sberna..... .344

Chuck Damato..... .333

Joe DeSanzo..... .309

Home Runs

John Perry.....3

Triples

Marty Sberna.....3

Doubles

Marty Sberna.....3

Chuck Damato.....3

RBI

Marty Sberna.....19

Joe DeSanzo.....17

John Perry.....14

Pitching

W-L

Ray Johns.....6-0

Mike Roth.....4-2

John Maielli.....3-2

Rick Roth.....2-1

Earned Run Average

Rick Roth.....1.42

Ray Johns.....1.89

Mike Roth.....2.10

Strikeouts

Mike Roth.....53

Ray Johns.....41

1995

ELLWOOD CITY LOGS 16-6 RECORD-WINS SECTION 6 CROWN-ENDS YEAR AS #5-RANKED  AAA TEAM BY PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE 

Ellwood City won the Section 6-AA title. record in exhibition play. The Wolverines, under Head Coach Jeff Fotia, won the Section 6 title with a 10-2 record. Blackhawk finished as league runner-up. Ellwood City ended the year ranked as the #5 team in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette AAA rankings. 

ELLWOOD CITY DOWNS PLUM, 4-2, IN WPIAL AAA PLAYOFFS BEHIND HALL, PELLONI-FIRST PLAYOFF WIN SINCE 1971

Ellwood City defeated Plum, 4-2, in the opening round of the WPIAL AAA Playoffs at Pullman Park. Mike Hall fired a three-hitter and Mike Pelloni homered and singled to lead Ellwood City. The win was the first playoff win since 1971. Ellwood City stormed out of the gate with four runs in the first inning. Pelloni led off the game with a home run over the 370-foot left field fence to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Brad Welsh followed with a single and Josh Murphy smacked a triple to give Ellwood City a 2-0 lead. Joe Nardone followed with a single scoring Murphy to increase the lead to 3-0. Nardone stole second base  and advanced to third on an errant throw. Sam Pelloni followed with a sacrifice fly scoring Nardone to up the Ellwood City lead to 4-0. 

Hall threw four perfect innings as Ellwood City maintained their 4-0 lead going into the bottom of the fifth inning. Scott Umberger broke up the perfect game with a walk to lead off the inning. Todd Markowski singled to center field and Umberger scored when the ball caromed away from the fielder to cut the Plum deficit to 4-1. With two outs, Adam Chelli walked and both runners moved up on a wild pitch. Chris Stanley followed with a single to left field and Markowski scored to narrow the lead to 4-2. Chelli attempted to score but leftfielder Welsh fired to catcher Mike Pelloni at home plate to erase Chelli to end  the inning. Plum threatened in the bottom of the seventh inning. With one out a single and an error put the tying runs on base. But Hall fanned the next batter and got a force out to end the threat and the game. Winning pitcher Hall scattered three singles on the way to the victory. Pelloni led Ellwood City at the plate with a home run, single and RBI. Blake Schilling doubled and singled and Mike Frisk singled twice. Murphy added a triple and RBI. Welsh, Joe Nardone and Tom Nulph added singles.     

SENECA VALLEY PULLS AWAY FROM ELLWOOD CITY, 13-1, BEHIND FELT IN WPIAL AAA QUARTER-FINALS AFTER RAIN SUSPENSION

Seneca Valley defeated Ellwood City, 13-1, in the quarter-finals of the WPIAL AAA Playoffs at Flaherty Field. Seneca Valley led 4-0 before rain suspended play and play had to be resumed the next day. Seneca Valley led 5-1, behind Tony Felt's two home runs and four RBI, before pulling away with eight runs in the seventh inning. 

Seneca Valley was the eventual Pennsylvania AAA state champion and finished ranked 16th in the final USA Today national ratings. Ellwood City also dropped a 4-3 decision to Seneca Valley earlier in the season. Seneca Valley scored four runs with two outs in the bottom of the first inning. Pinch runner Chuck Hein was singled to second base by Matt Kohler. Tony Felt followed with a line drive to the base of the light standard in center field scoring Hein to give Seneca Valley a 1-0 lead. Ellwood City's outfielder raised his hand to signal a ground-rule double as Kohler and Felt rounded the bases. However the umpire ruled that the ball was playable and Felt was awarded an inside-the -park home run. After an error, Shon Norris doubled scoring Matt Koger to up the lead to 4-0. After two scoreless innings, the rain caused the suspension of play until the next day. 

The score remained 4-0 until the top of the sixth inning when Felt hit a long drive over the left field fence to increase the Seneca Valley lead to 5-0. Mike Pelloni got Ellwood City on the scoreboard with a solo home run over the left field fence to cut the deficit to 5-1. In the top of the seventh inning, Seneca Valley sent 13 batters to the plate and scored eight runs to expand their lead to 13-1. Felt led Seneca Valley at the plate with two home runs and four RBI. Matt Koger singled twice with two RBI and Ruby singled twice with an RBI. Raithel doubled with three RBI and Norris doubled with an RBI. Pelloni led Ellwood City with a home run and Mike Hall added a single.

Starting pitcher Brent Ruby picked up the win for Seneca Valley. He threw three innings and and fanned five batters before the rain suspension. Todd Raithel picked up the save with four innings of work allowing two hits and one run.

1995

Record

16-6

Batting

Average

Mike Pelloni..... .349

Brad Welsh..... .343

Sam Pelloni..... .339

Joe Nardone..... .307

Jon Frisk..... .293

Tom Nulph..... .256

Home Runs

Mike Pelloni.....4

Brad Welsh.....3

Josh Murphy.....3

Eric Meyer.....1

Blake Schilling.....1

Triples

Brad Welsh.....1

Mike Pelloni.....1

Larry Pasquale.....1 

Josh Murphy.....1